MTV Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Looks like the drama on the forthcoming season of Teen Mom: Family Reunion is set to REALLY pop off!!

Theo James is weighing in on the future of the Divergent franchise.

Selena Gutierrez is speaking out after Sean Garinger’s death.

Kailyn Lowry is officially DONE having babies!

MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” died Wednesday in his hometown of Boone, North Carolina, after a freak accident involving an ATV. He was 20. “I was with him when it happened,” Garinger’s mother, Mary Hobbs, told the US Sun.

There’d been speculation, but… It sounds like this really is the beginning of the end for Jenelle Evans and David Eason.

The 23,500-capacity arena is scheduled to open its doors on Tuesday, April 23 when Peter Kay will play the first of two consecutive stand-up dates there.Liam Gallagher, Take That, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Keane are among the acts who have been announced to perform at Co-Op Live in the coming months. It’ll also stage the 2024 MTV European Music Awards later this year.The new venue, which is the UK’s largest indoor arena, is located opposite Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, and features a “unique bowl design” that will bring fans “closer to the artist than at other arenas of equivalent size”, according to a spokesperson.Recently, Co-Op Live and the existing, 21-000 capacity AO Arena in the city came to blows in a licensing row.

MTV's decision to host this year's EMAs in Manchester has been welcomed by city leaders who say it will bring a "multi-million pound boost" to the city. MTV bosses announced earlier today that its European Music Awards will be hosted in Manchester for the first time on November 10.

Muse, Stormzy, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa.“The MTV EMAs is one of the biggest global music celebrations, bringing together local and international artists to create iconic performances for fans around the world,” said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount, and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. “With music at the very heart of Manchester’s rich creative heritage, this vibrant city – with the state-of-the-art Co-op Live – will guarantee a supercharged 2024 show.”Councillor Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council, added: “As a city that is known the world over for our legendary music scene, MTV could not have picked a better place for this year’s EMAs.“With the expertise, experience and reputation we also have for delivering successful, world-class events, we’re confident Manchester will provide a superb platform for the best MTV EMAs yet, and look forward to welcoming MTV and the global music community to our city for what is set to be an epic celebration of music and artists.

K.J. Yossman The MTV Europe Music Awards will take place in Manchester, U.K. this November, the network has confirmed.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Michael Fassbender is in negotiations to star in “The Department,” an espionage thriller series directed by George Clooney. Set to start shooting in London this spring, “The Department” is based on “The Bureau,” the hit French spy show created by Eric Rochant. It has already been given a straight-to-series order by Showtime.

Jaden Thompson MTV veteran and Revolt TV alum Andy Schuon has been named president of AXS TV and HDNet Movies. Schuon will oversee all aspects of AXS and HDNet, the cable channels founded by Mark Cuban and owned since 2019 by Leonard Asper’s Toronto-based Anthem Sports and Entertainment. Schuon has a long history as a content executive in cable TV, media and music.

Naman Ramachandran MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Paramount Global and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have partnered on “In Bloom,” a short film anthology focusing on gender equity. Directed by emerging female filmmakers from Nigeria, Kenya, India, the U.S. and Brazil, the anthology addresses a range of issues including period poverty, child marriage, gender-based violence, HIV self- stigma, family planning and women’s economic empowerment.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Audiences will get a chance to see MTV Documentary Films‘ Oscar nominated short documentary “The ABCs of Book Banning” for free on YouTube beginning on Feb. 23 until the end of the month. The 27-minute film, about the rising tide of book banning efforts around the United States, marks docu titan Sheila Nevins‘ directorial debut.

Selome Hailu Jon Stewart‘s old desk is happy to have him. On Monday night, 1.3 million viewers tuned into Comedy Central to see Stewart host “The Daily Show” for the second time since the surprise announcement of his return.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Dakota Johnson was asked by MTV during a video interview on her “Madame Web” press tour to reveal her “most traumatic audition story.” She didn’t need a lot of time to pick one and revealed that a television creator once slammed her as “pretentious” simply because she introduced herself to the crew that was in the audition room. Johnson did not name the creator, nor did she reveal what show she had gone in to audition for at the time.

Noggin, Paramount Global‘s interactive learning subscription service for preschoolers, is shutting down. The Nick Jr.-affiliated app is slated to sunset this year, with the majority of its staff let go in the latest round of layoffs at Paramount Global on Tuesday that impacted about 800 U.S. employees.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Sheila Nevins has produced documentaries for most of her professional life. But at 84, she’s still notching career firsts.

Selome Hailu Jon Stewart‘s return to “The Daily Show” on Monday brought in 1.9 million viewers, marking the show’s biggest audience in more than five years. Of those 1.9 million viewers, 930,000 tuned in via Comedy Central, while the rest were counted across simulcasts on CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land. These figures come from Live + Same Day as reported by Nielsen.

Kanye West has brought up Taylor Swift once again.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Blackpink member Lisa has joined the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 3, Variety has learned exclusively. She will be credited under her given name, Lalisa Manobal, in the third season of the hit HBO series. As with all castings for the third season, her role is being kept under wraps.

Ally Lewber is speaking out about accusations that boyfriend James Kennedy has been abusive towards her.

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino was afraid to have the producer of “Jersey Shore” read his book, which detailed his drug addiction, including smuggling pills onto the set of the reality series. “I was a little nervous for my boss to read the book,” admitted Sorrentino about SallyAnn Salsano, the founder of 495 Productions, which produced the MTV show.“And she said she absolutely loved it.

“Jersey Shore” is kept a secret — even from the show’s cast. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi revealed that she and her reality show roommates do not get to preview its new episodes; instead, they watch them for the first time when they air.“We have no idea how it’s edited or what’s gonna happen.

Michaela Zee Tom Johnson, a writer and comedian whose credits include “The Daily Show,” “Lopez Tonight” and “The Jeselnik Offensive,” died Jan. 14 in his Los Angeles home. He was 55.

Kailyn Lowry is still processing the traumatic experience of having her premature twins in the neonatal intensive care unit.

The list of movies and television shows that Netflix is removing from the streaming service throughout the month of February 2024 have been revealed.

Our popular nostalgia series has returned and is on sale now, this time we are taking you back to the 1980s!

Saturday Night Live (SNL) have spoofed rapper Xzibit‘s hit MTV series Pimp My Ride – watch their skit below.The skit, which can be seen below, did not air during the Elordi-hosted episode as it was cut for time constraints. However, the full skit has now been shared by the official SNL channel on YouTube.In the clip, Elordi plays a janitor named Sergei, who works in the SNL writers’ office.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 is starting off with a bang!